The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Tuesday sounded the poll bugle by inaugurating six election offices for the five Parliamentary constituencies. In contrast, the main constituents of the INDIA alliance namely the National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party are yet to finalise their seat-sharing formula.
The core group of PDP that met under the chairmanship of Mehbooba Mufti on Monday brainstormed on the Lok Sabha elections, especially on the five J&K seats.
The JKPDP spokesperson in a press statement said that during the core group meeting, the PDP leaders reiterated their commitment to the unity of purpose and objectives under the banner of the INDIA alliance of which it’s a part.
On the other hand, JKNC leaders Dr Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah are currently performing a pilgrimage away from Jammu and Kashmir.
In the Jammu region, the Congress party is out on the streets and organizing regular mass contact programs to regain its lost ground and build up a campaign.
BJP, which won two Lok Sabha seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls is eyeing at least three Lok Sabha seats to improve its tally. The party is expected to introduce some new faces in the poll arena to ensure the victory of all party candidates in the fray.
J&K BJP Chief Ravinder Raina accompanied by a sitting parliamentarian Jugal Kishore Sharma inaugurated the office in the Bakshi Nagar area of Jammu.
Addressing party workers on the occasion Raina said that from today onwards, all the activities for the upcoming Parliamentary elections will be coordinated through these offices. He, on the occasion, also e-inaugurated the rest of the five offices for the four Parliamentary constituencies of Udhampur, Srinagar, Baramulla, and Rajouri-Anantnag.
Raina announced similar election offices will be opened up in the 90 Assembly Constituencies as well.
J&K BJP General Secretary (Org.) Ashok Koul along with Veer Saraf and other leaders inaugurated the Parliamentary Election office in Anantnag.
Union MoS Dr Jitendra Singh along with J&K BJP Chief Spokesperson Adv. Sunil Sethi and other leaders inaugurated the Parliamentary Election office in Udhampur.
